Michelle Butler, left, and her husband, former Toronto Blue Jays player Richard Butler, are shown in handout photos released by Durham Regional Police on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. The couple faces fraud and other charges in connection with an investigation into approximately $60,000 paid by families for a youth baseball training program in Ontario. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Durham Regional Police (Mandatory credit)
Former Blue Jays player Rich Butler, wife, charged with fraud in Ontario
Oct 20, 2026 | 11:28 AM
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TORONTO — Former Toronto Blue Jays player Rich Butler and his wife are facing fraud charges in connection with a youth baseball training program, Durham Regional Police said Tuesday.
Butler, 53, and Michelle Butler, 52, of Frankford, Ont., are each charged with fraud over $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 and uttering a forged document.
Police say families registered and paid fees for the 2025-26 Ontario Devil Rays baseball training program, with approximately $60,000 deposited into a bank account associated with the organization between April 1 and Oct. 31, 2025.
Investigators allege funds from the account were transferred to other accounts associated with the suspects and were not used for the training program.
